This Question will focus on the maintenance and extension of existing video and still-image coding Recommendations, and laying the ground for new Recommendations using advanced techniques to significantly improve the trade-offs between bit rate, quality, delay, and algorithm complexity. Video, still-image, and other visual coding standards will be developed with sufficient flexibility to accommodate a diverse number of transport types (Internet, LAN, mobile, ISDN, GSTN, H.222.0, NGN, etc.).

develop extensions to HEVC, including those for professional profiles, 3D/multiview video coding, and scalable coding;

develop extensions to ITU T H.264, including those for scalable video coding and 3D/multiview video coding in particular;

conformance and reference software development and maintenance for ITU-T H.264, including ITU T H.264.1 and H.264.2;

development of supplemental enhancement information to accompany video and image data, including data for image/video annotation, indexing, and searching, including maintenance and extension of ITU T H.271;

continued development of new image coding (T.83x-sub-series) specifications;